International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
January 22, 2022
Do-Young Kim, Soo-Hwa Hong, Seung-Hyeon Jang et al.
Meditation has been increasingly adapted for healthy populations and participants with diseases. Its beneficial effects are still challenging to determine due to the heterogeneity and methodological obstacles regarding medical applications. This study aimed to integrate the features of therapeutic meditation in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We conducted a systematic review of RCTs with...
Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health
January 19, 2022
Nibedita Dalpati, Subhashree Jena, Shikha Jain et al.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has negatively impacted the global healthcare and economic systems worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has also created an emotional and psychological pandemic among people of all ages irrespective of economic status and physical wellbeing. As a consequence of prolonged lockdowns, one of the most...
Pharmacopsychiatry
January 19, 2022
Hitoshi Sakurai, Kengo Yonezawa, Hideaki Tani et al.
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Abstract Introduction There is an imminent need for faster-acting and more effective antidepressants beyond the monoaminergic hypothesis. Methods We systematically searched the US Clinical Trials registry for antidepressant compounds with completed phase II and III trials. Compounds that demonstrated significant superiority over placebo in the primary outcome measure in the latest phase of...
Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology
January 2022
Angeliki Bogosian, Catherine S. Hurt, John V Hindle et al.
Mindfulness-based group therapy is a rapidly growing psychological approach that can potentially help people adjust to chronic illness and manage unpleasant symptoms. Emerging evidence suggests that mindfulness-based interventions may benefit people with Parkinson's. The objective of the paper is to examine the appropriateness, feasibility, and potential cost-effectiveness of an online...
Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science
2022
Andreea L Seritan, Ana-Maria Iosif, Prarthana Prakash et al.
Anxiety and depression are common non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Caregivers of people with PD may experience severe caregiver burden. This study explored the feasibility and potential benefits of an online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) intervention for improving anxiety and depressive symptoms in people with PD and their caregivers (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04469049,...
Mindfulness
2022
Resh S Gupta, Autumn Kujawa, David M. Fresco et al.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) can reduce anxiety and depression symptoms in adults with anxiety disorders, and changes in threat-related attentional bias may be a key mechanism driving the intervention's effects on anxiety symptoms. Event-related potentials (ERPs) can illuminate the physiological mechanism through which MBCT targets threat bias and reduces symptoms of anxiety. This...
Mindfulness
2022
Lora Khatib, Gabriel Riegner, Jon G Dean et al.
Gun violence is a significant problem in the United States of America. Gun violence produces lifelong psychological adversity, trauma, and grief. In the face of this epidemic, efficacious therapies that assuage gun violence-based trauma and negative health are lacking. The proposed, longitudinal pilot experiment examined the effects of an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
2022
Jackie M Poos, Esther Van den Berg, Janne M Papma et al.
Pre-symptomatic frontotemporal dementia (FTD) mutation carriers and first-degree family members that are 50% at-risk for FTD may experience symptoms of anxiety and depression as a result of the ambiguity of when or if symptoms of the disease will manifest. We conducted a pilot study to investigate the use of an online mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course to reduce symptoms of...
Frontiers in Psychology
2022
Kiun Kato, Yuki Matsumoto, Yoshiyuki Hirano
Emotional regulation is important for adolescents' adaptive development. Preventive interventions for anxiety and depression are necessary for reducing the development of disorders later in life, and emotional regulation is a potentially relevant factor. We investigated the effects of a mindfulness-based psychological education and prevention program [the Mindfulness and Awareness Program...
Frontiers in Psychology
2022
Dawson Church, Peta Stapleton, Donna Gosatti et al.
A plethora of literature has delineated the therapeutic benefits of meditation practice on psychological functioning. A novel meditative practice, EcoMeditation, includes elements of four evidence-based techniques: The Quick Coherence Technique for regulating heart rate variability (HRV), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), mindfulness, and neurofeedback. Changes in psychological symptoms,...